Events

PM @HaiderAlAbadi met today with @CENTCOM Commander Votel and discussed maintaining victory over Daesh while focusing on rebuilding captured and other Iraqi areas, securing our borders, ensuring elections take place on time, and reforming economy.

A police officer and 2 soldiers from the police force in Arish were injured when gunmen detonated an improvised explosive device in a central security vehicle as they were on the ring road south of Arish.

A young man named "Younis Abu Iskandar" was killed by armed terrorist elements today, claiming that he collaborated with the army. He was kidnapped by the terrorist elements yesterday from the town of Sheikh Zuwaid. The body were found today in the area west of Rafah

An unknown number of gunmen stormed the Intercontinental Hotel almost five hours ago. Dozens of people are believed to still be trapped inside the hotel but officials are not giving out details and casualty figures are not yet clear

Three hours into the Intercontinental Hotel siege gunfire can still be heard. Security officials confirmed some of the wounded have been taken to hospital. However no details about casualties are being released

Relatives of staff trapped in the hotel said attackers gunned down security guards at the entrance to the Intercontinental Hotel and stormed the building through the kitchen. One floor of the hotel is also reportedly on fire. No details on casualties as yet

A resident close to the Intercontinental Hotel reports having just heard a loud explosion. Unconfirmed reports also indicate that the casualty toll could be quite high but no details have yet been disclosed

MoI spokeman Danish says a number of guests and staff in hotel have been taken to a secure area by Crisis Response Unit members and Special Forces who are carrying out a clearance operation inside hotel. At least 3 attackers still inside hotel